A man recorded the moment he spotted a "ghostly figure" walking alongside him in the mountains.<br /><br />Chris Randall, 45, was walking in the Lake District, Cumbria, when he spotted a Brocken spectre - a large shadow of an observer cast onto cloud or mist - out of the corner of his eye.<br /><br />A Brocken spectre is a rare phenomenon which takes place on a misty day when the sun is behind a climber - their shadow is projected forwards through the mist.<br /><br />The rainbow effect is created by the sun hitting water particles in the air.<br /><br />Chris, a food producer, from Buxton, Derbyshire, said: "I do a lot of hill walking, it is quite common in the mountains.<br /><br />"For years I have been trying to catch one, the weather conditions have to be right for one to appear.<br /><br />"The Brocken Spectre gives the appearance you have a shadowy presence walking alongside you, that comes and goes with the mist and the light.<br /><br />"It's very surreal and was a little unnerving.<br /><br />"I camped the night before so I knew there was cloud up and about the area and I was hopeful I would see one that day.<br /><br />"As soon as I caught it in the corner of my eye, I knew exactly what it was."<br /><br />Chris was camping alone on Red Pike near Wasdale Head, Lake District, Cumbria, when he saw the rare phenomenon.<br /><br />The phenomenon can appear on any misty mountainside, or cloud bank, or be seen from an aircraft.<br /><br />The name Brocken spectre originates from the frequent fogs and low-altitude accessibility of the Brocken, a peak in the Harz Mountains in Germany, where many have been spotted.
